The Gophers women’s basketball team opens 2026-27 ranked in two top-20 polls, but junior Tori McKinney’s season-ending injury raises questions. Sports columnist Charles Hallman talks with assistant coaches Aaron Horn and Ariel Braker, and looks at the Wolves’ DAZN problem and the passing of Jim Bibbs.
Aaron Horn
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New Gopher coaches talk hoops
‘There’s a consistency, regardless of who we’re playing. It becomes less about our opponent. It’s about who we are.’
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Honesty in coaching a must for Braker
‘I think it’s important for girls who see people that look like them and what they can aspire to be.’
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Coaching beats business for Horn
‘I think coaching was in my blood, like me being a point guard and my grandfather being a coach.’